Stravaganza: City of Masks
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Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman | Free Audiobook

Part of Stravaganza #1

By Mary Hoffman

Narrated by Kathe Mazur. Mazur gave a wonderful performance; I absolutely loved listening to her voice – especially her Italian accent. It rolled off her tongue and sounded very natural

🎧 9 hrs and 40 mins 📄 354 pages 📘 ‎ Bloomsbury Children's Books 📅 April 5, 2010 🌐 ‎ English
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About This Audiobook

Set in Talia, a parallel world very similar to 16th-century Italy, the narrative follows Lucien, who in our world is very ill. Given a marbled notebook to use as a diary, the notebook is the unexpected means that transports Lucien to this dangerous new world; a world that thrills to the delight of political intrigue and where a life can be snuffed out with a flash of a merlino blade. The city of Bellezza (Venice in our world) is astonishingly evoked, with a filmic eye to detail, from the sensuousness of silks and velvets, to the thrill and danger of assassination attempts both and foiled and successful.

The world of Talia is unforgettably and convincingly real.

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Our Review of Stravaganza: City of Masks

I loved listening to Stravaganza: City of Masks with my kids. Mary Hoffman takes us on a thrilling adventure that sparks the imagination. In audiobook format, the characters come alive and listening becomes a real moment of family bonding.

Why Listen to Stravaganza: City of Masks as an Audiobook?

Stravaganza: City of Masks as an audiobook gives children the joy of narration. Kathe Mazur. Mazur gave a wonderful performance; I absolutely loved listening to her voice – especially her Italian accent. It rolled off her tongue and sounded very natural delivers a stellar narration that brings the story to life. At 9 hrs and 40 mins, it is the perfect length to fully immerse yourself. An ideal format for developing a love of reading while sharing quality family time.

What You Will Discover

Mary Hoffman invites us into a world where adventure and magic come together. Set in Talia, a parallel world very similar to 16th-century Italy, the narrative follows Lucien, who in our world is very ill. Given a marbled… The kind of story that creates lasting childhood memories.

Who Is This Audiobook For?

Children, teens, and adults who’ve kept their sense of wonder, Stravaganza: City of Masks is for you. Ideal for shared reading moments and family trips.

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What Listeners Are Saying

★★★★★

City of masks

First of all, I'd like to thank the person whose name I can't remember for recommending this series to me I finally got a chance to read the first book and I had a blast it has somebody with a horrible terminal illness time travel sort of because it's not…

– The Kawaii Slartibartfast
★★★★★

Parallel worlds and political intrigue at their best!

A parallel world. The ability to travel between them using a talisman of some sort. The discovery of both by Lucien, who is living in London fighting cancer. When he discovers that sleeping with a particular book causes him to travel to a city that is very similar to Venice…

– Jennifer C.
★★★★★

Should Have Read This a Long Time Ago

Please understand that all my reviews focus on the interests of my middle school students.I have had the second book of this series in my in-class library for years but only recently had the money to complete the series. That led me to finally reading the first book.Wow. What a…

– Teacherrates
★★★★☆

An engaging, unusual mystery with thwarted romance

A thoroughly enjoyable read. The story brings great detail to the daily concerns in the lives of the high and low in society most of know only in the broad strokes of our history books.

– diedrebird
★★★★★

Great series!

This whole series is great… It's not a super complicated plot line, but I find the characters easy to relate to. I love the time transition from modern to historical and the parallels between them. I'm not a big historical buff, but even I found the historical content interesting because…

– cadams

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